Synonyms for contestation
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Noun
1. Dispute — the act of contesting; emulation
dispute, controversy, debate, disputation, argument, strife, contest, rivalry, contention, arguing, tilt, logomachy, quarrel, bickering, altercation, disceptation dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of contesting; emulation
Forms
- Plural
- contestations → disputes, controversies, debates, disputations…
Example sentences
- debate The matter of his successor is still under debate.
- dispute Go is a game of dispute and conquest of territory.
- controversy She has waded into one controversy after another.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| contestation | rising | |
| debate | rising | |
| dispute | steady | |
| controversy | falling | |
| disputation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tilt1
- 6 letters
- debate2, strife1
- 7 letters
- contest2, dispute2, arguing3, rivalry3, quarrel2
- 8 letters
- argument3
- 9 letters
- bickering3, logomachy
- 10 letters
- contention3
- 11 letters
- controversy4, altercation4, disputation4
- 12 letters
- disceptation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (debate2 = 2 syllables).